A Concise Introduction To Linguistics - Couverture souple

Rowe, Bruce M.; Levine, Diane P.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0205446159 ISBN 13 : 9780205446155

Editeur : Routledge, 2005

Synopsis

Book by Rowe Bruce M Levine Diane P

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

This student-friendly and well-balanced overview of the field of introductory linguistics pays special attention to linguistic anthropology, revealing the main contributions of linguistics to the study of human communication and how issues of culture are relevant.

Highlights of the First Edition:

• Covers all topics integral to an understanding of introductory linguistics.
• Takes a problem-centered approach and includes well-constructed exercises and study questions integrated within each chapter.
• Includes numerous cross-cultural examples relevant to the topics covered, and devotes chapters to anthropological topics.
• Emphasizes fieldwork and the fronting of phonology.
• Explains concepts in a systematic way, aided by numerous pedagogical tools, including introductory questions that give the reader a summary of the content of the chapter and provide questions to keep in mind.
• Features suggested readings and Internet resources at the end of each chapter, providing more sources for further reading, especially useful to a student required to write a research paper for the course.

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

This reader-friendly and well-balanced overview of the field of introductory linguistics pays special attention to linguistic anthropology, revealing the main contributions of linguistics to the study of human communication and how issues of culture are relevant. Well-constructed exercises in every chapter allow students to practice concepts.

                  

This new addition to the study of linguistics covers all topics integral to an understanding of introductory linguistics and is written with the generalist reader in mind but also provides the linguistics, English, and anthropology major with the resources needed to succeed in subsequent courses.  The problem-centered approach includes well-constructed exercises and study questions integrated within each chapter. These short sections (usually 3-7 pages) in each chapter help students to understand each subject before moving on to the next.    Numerous cross-cultural examples relevant to the topics covered are included, with specific chapters devoted to anthropological topics providing emphasis on fieldwork and the fronting of phonology.

 

No previous knowledge on the part of the reader is assumed and all concepts are explained in a systematic way aided by numerous pedagogical aids including Introductory Questions that give the reader a summary of the content of the chapter and provide questions to keep in mind as the student reads the chapter; chapter summaries that provide a concise overview of the contents of each chapter; key terms that are defined on the page where introduced; and an end-of-book glossary that provides a tool for readers to review all key terms together.  Suggested readings and Internet resourses at the end of each chapter provide more sources for further reading.

 

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0205446159
• ISBN 13: 9780205446155
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 416